Wishing you were here?

I should totally be doing homework right now, but who could blame me when we got to be at ESPN college game day! This is the kind of event any cougar fan would dream of being at. I felt the football fanatic in me come out that I have ignored since Elena's birth. People had been camping out for two days to get up really early and be in line for this! If we didn't have a child maybe we would have joined then. Fortunately we live really close and just popped over the morning of. We got Elena up at 7:30, and while she was not so happy, we didn't feel that bad- she does it to us all the time! I got a little picture happy, but it was so much fun to be there in the huge crowd cheering! For anyone who missed the showing, one analyst even said he was going to come back to vacation here! It was that fun! We did slip out to continue our blue pancake breakfast tradition- it was the shortest line we have ever seen- but we made it back in time to hear Lavell and the ESPN guys make their picks. We also got our pictures taken which are posted on the college game day we site. Mike took a picture with out neighbor morgan, and Elena and I make out own debue with out him

How fun to be one!

Fall is always so much fun, with the changes that take place and the anticipation of the holiday season! We bought some hot cocoa, apples and carmel dip, and got out our fleece PJ's (it has actually been very cold here for fall). Elena's birthday was on September 19th. Maceys gives a free small cake for babies 1st birthday, so we got a watermelon cake Elena could tear to pieces. Some family was over to eat some cake, but getting past the dye soaked frosting was a little too much for us. Aunt Angela preferred smearing frosting on Elenas face. We had Elena's birthday party with my friends little boy Henry, the weekend after. We made it bug themed, and it was a success. We had dirt n worms, ant farm pudding, ants on a log, rotten fruit platte and a lady bug and catepillar cake. It was lots of fun to see the kids play, but man I was tired by the end of the day! Along with birthday parties, turning 1 year brings- immunizations! This was definitely the hardest, mostly because the shot broke in her leg when the nurse gave it to her. Oh it was so sad! But, the second we poped a tootsie pop in her mouth I never heard another cry. By the time we got home she had sucked most the lollipop and had covered herself in sticky drool. But she was happy!

Fall is in the air

School is beginning (a week sooner than I thought, but that is another story). Fortunately we had lots of fun going to Hogle Zoo, Thanksgiving point and Lindon Aquatic center before the end of summer. The first two weeks of school have been great, not many assignments so you are still excited about school. This year the excitement is dulled by the fact that I don't know anyone and that we don't have football tickets this year. Sad. We had my little brothers wedding, which took place right as the Oklahoma v. BYU game begun. Elena also got her first bloody nose there. It almost hurts more since it was a great game that we WON! Well, good thing I have a bundle of joy who reminds me how lucky I am and how good we have it! We bought her a halloween costume at Costco during a students open house thing. Mike was changing her diaper and quickly got her in it, and it completely surprised me. It was hilarious to watch. She had to figure out her balance with the "heavy" horse head. She has become a great dancer though. We have a toy that plays "Shake your groove thing" and she will sit there shaking her head and an arm. She has become so animated too. Everything it either so exciting she has to open her mouth as big as she can or so terrible that she will scour at you. Lets hope this doesn't imply being an emotional girl, btu if she is at least I know it is my fault.

Enjoy pictures! Elena's birthday party is in two weeks, so we will have some pictures of that!